d.c. and maryland accuse the president of violating part of the u.s. constitution. and one of the most popular popstars reminds us that mental health issues can affect anyone. katy perry opening up about her struggles with depression. news4 begins now with storm team4. >> and right now at 4:00, the heat is on. >> like you need us to tell you that. moments ago, the temperature reached 95 at reagan national, tying a record high setback in 2002. you're looking at live pictures from national harbor, and as hot as it is, we haven't seen much in the way the humidity, which is a bit of a break. >> doug kammerer in the storm center now, looking at the temperatures we're all feeling. >> and it's going to get worse tomorrow, we think, and the big reason is going to be the humidity. we hold you last week, we would see that creep up today into tomorrow, and especially into tomorrow and wednesday, and that's what we're thinking n

area, we're now down to 92 degrees. we did hit 95 last hour, that did set a record from 2002 and a few other years as well. 90 in richmond, philadelphia is 94 right now. we have the heat all across the region and it's going to stick around the next couple days. tied a record today. the unofficial high so far, 95. more humid tomorrow, and that's going to be a big factor tomorrow. storm chances increases over the next couple days. wednesday through the weekend that we have a pretty good chance for storms and the heat wave will be ending. we'll talk about that as well. i'm back here in just about 15 minutes or so. but right now, you can download the nbc washington app at any time. to figure out what to expect as far as the temperatures go, and get the radar any time on your phone. >> thank you, doug. first at 4:00, we have some new details for you about the

this weekend, killed the mother of twin girls. moments ago, police released the names of those involved. >> they say it appears to be a case of murder/suicide. someone called 911 to report a woman injured at a home on oak street southwest. investigators say the victim, sabrina titus had been stabbed. minutes later, police found her former husband, ralph titus in the backyard of a house on ross drive, just a few blocks away. they believe he shot himself. police say that sabrina titus lived in the home with the couple's 8-year-old twin daughters. one of the girls has special needs and uses a wheelchair. they were not injured during the incident. we'll have the latest in a live report on news4 at 5:00. and a number of scary moments today at a hotel in prince william county. a man shoots a woman, guests are evacuated, others take shelter in their r

inn in woodbridge. mark segraves has the story. >> reporter: it started in room 240, on the second floor of this quality inn hotel here in woodbridge, virginia. according to a witness, a woman in her 50s came down to the lobby with a towel on her head, a bloody towel, saying she had been shot. they called paramedics and police, she told police it happened in her hotel room, and the person who shot her was still in that room. once police got in the room, they found an adult male suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. that man was taken across the street and medevacked to a hospital. what police have been able to piece together, this man and woman, both in their 50s, were traveling from new york state, staying in this hotel room, and at some point this morning, that's when shots were fired inside room 240. right now, the investigation continues here at the hotel, they're trying to ghi

and a former silver spring teacher is facing up to 25 years in prison. a jury has convicted long-time cloverly elementary school teacher john zig na of sexually assaulting students. he testified in his own defense but the jury still convicted him over the weekend. >> people who take advantage of children, many times grown men, in this instance, from our perspective, not only did he groom the children, but he groomed their parents or care providers so that they also gave him their trust. ngets we didn't get a response for comment from vigna's attorney, but sentencing is set for august. president trump's travel ban has suffered another defeat in court. it's the third time this year that a court has blocked the ban. trump's executive order would restrict people from

predominantly muslim countries from entering the u.s. a panel determined that the president does not have the power on his own to enforce such a ban. the white house said it is confident it will be upheld in the supreme court. >> the attorneys general of maryland and the district announced that they are suing president trump. they say he has violated anti-corruption restrictions. >> every time the president has spoken about drawing a line between his presidency and his businesses, he's walked his promises back. >> the president's conflict of interests threaten our democracy, it's that simple. >> tom sherwood, break it down for us now. >> we don't have time for a lesson in the u.s. constitution, but i'll keep this simple. the attorneys general of maryland and the district say that the president's violating the emoluments clause of the u.s. constitution,hi

president can't profit from domestic or foreign business interests while he or she is president. that's the complaint. why are they suing? they say the millions of people who live in maryland and the district and all across the country are not being served properly if the president is privately making money and engaging in private affairs while she's supposed to be the president of the united states full time. that's not the only court case. there's another one here you may be familiar with, the wine bar here in washington. >> yes. >> diane gross and her husband filed suit under city law saying it's unfair competition. you've got a president with a big hotel downtown, he's bringing in people, buying drinks and spending money there. it undercuts their business over on 14th street. that was initially in superior court, then federal court, they're trying to get it back to our local court to be heard. so like all cases, i

out over the next weeks and months. it's extraordinary, there's never been a case like this before. >> never been done before. >> a lot of things extraordinary since january 21st. >> you can say that again, and you probably will. a year ago today, 49 people were killed in the worst mass shooting in u.s. history and we'll show you how the city of orlando is paying their respects. and a quick end to the defense's cases in the sexual assault trial of bill cosby. only one person took the stand today and it wasn't cosby. we have a major recall to tell you about and it's something your children may be getting served in the school lunch line. what parents need to know now. and we're working for you even during our break. >> check out storm team4 and the top stories on your app,

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visit your volvo dealer to take advantage of our midsommar sales event offer. a hot one out there for sure across our region today. high of 95 so far in d.c. that does tie the record from 2002. the highest in frederick, 93. 88, quantico. 93 towards warrenton. the one big factor hasn't been all that humid across our region. no real heat index recorded so far. so it's been on the nice to muggy side in parts of the region. but tomorrow and into wednesday, definitely gets more on the

thursday after a frontal boundary moves through. much more on that in about ten minutes. >> you got it, doug. starting today, it's going to cost you to park at some of those prime spots around the national mall. >> the national park service has installed some new parking meters and you're looking here at a map of the locations that are no longer free. adam tuss is working for you, explaining how all this works. >> reporter: a huge change for anyone who parks here along the national mall. take a look what's out now in force. multi space parking meters. there are about 1,200 spaces that now have these multi space parking meters and you do have to pay if you're around the national mall. the enforcement of these meters starts today. there's no grace period. it will cost you two bucks per hour to park here and you can park up to three hours. you have multiple payment opti

or a credit card to park here along the national mall, but surely for locals who used to park here for free for a number of hours, this is a big change. but not everybody said it's a bad thing. one guy living close to here thinks people would routinely hog these spots. >> i would see the same car in the same spot day after day, which would indicate to me, it wasn't a tourist coming to the museum for an hour or so. >> reporter: this is seven days a week, two bucks for hour to park here around the national mall and you can park up to three hours. back to you. >> and hundreds of people remembering today. a year ago, a gunman killed 49 people. we take you to orlando next, where people there have vowed they will not let hate win. >> so long trump power, the first lady officially takes her place as the hostess of the white house.

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ralph is a leader for education, expanding pre-k for thousands of families in virginia. ralph northam: making progress means taking on tough fights, and as governor, i won't let donald trump stand in our way.

two people are dead and another treated for serious injuries after a three-vehicle accident on route 29. one of the vehicles caught fire. you can see the flame retardant and the burned-out vegetation left behind in this view. the chain reaction crash happened at freelandford road i

we're awaiting word on the identity of the victims. also first at 4:00, a new food recall under way especially important if you have a milk allergy. tyson is recalling ready to eat chicken because the breakthrough crumbs may contain milk, and that's not listed on the label. it's important to note they were not sold to retail stores. only to food service customers, which includes some schools. no illnesses have been reported. let's get back to this -- >> 95 degrees at reagan. but the humidity is low. just imagine if you popped in some humidity. >> we would be talking about the heat index close to a hundred and we might get there tomorrow. 95 is a dry heat. >> okay. >> people aren't buying that very much. out there right now, we are dealing with very hot conditions and it's going to stay that way through the next couple days. hot,

91 at 7:00, and just plain warm to 9 and 11:00. it will be more humid as the night goes on. you'll start to feel that humidity around 9, 10, 11:00. heads up for that. 90 degrees in martinsburg, 89 in manassas. look at the heat index, the heat index there up to the low 90s. 91 here. 95, leesburg. the heat index and temperature is 92 here. so they call it a dry heat in the southwest. but lauryn ricketts down at national harbor, they say it's a dry heat, but you're still burning up, you say? >> reporter: i am dying over here. it's so hot. i've been outside for about 20 minutes. i got all these kids right here. come and get a popsicle. i'm handing out popsicles and fans. look at all these popsicles i

>> i want a green. >> i'm going to give you this one. he wants a green one. i'm going to give you that one. and i'm going to have sam sort of rest of this out. sam is actually our intern. thank goodness she's here. i want to talk to two folks right now, we have tasha and rika. it is so hot out here. and they're not from around here. where y'all from? >> chicago. >> reporter: you think it's a little warm out here? >> extremely. >> it doesn't get this hot in chicago? >> no. >> right now it's 90 in chicago right now. >> so you missed the heat there and came to d.c. just to experience it, right? >> yeah. >> we got the water, but that's not helping as much. we got the popsicles and the fans, and of course we'll continue to be out here, so come out here. we'll be here through 6:30,

come on down and grab yours. doug? >> you mentioned that heat safety, yeah, that's going to be the case right through the day tomorrow. take a look at the radar. nothing to see, and the reason we got all the sunshine out there, you mentioned chicago, 93 degrees in chicago. boston also hit 95. so that heat is everywhere across the area. you can see a big ridge of high pressure taking the clouds and the storms way up and over your region. so not much in the way of thunderstorm chances the next day or so. but take a look at here it is on storm team4 radar. there are a couple of storms on this. it's not widespread. not expecting much. any storm that develops tomorrow, would pulse and pulse back down. tomorrow 95, weather alert again. muggy and hot. the record high tomorrow is 96. the heat index could be around 100. that's something we'll be watching out for, as we do expect to see

tomorrow. 92 on wednesday. pretty good chance of storms, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, and monday. none of those days will be washouts. but we'll continue to watch them for you. the heat wave is over on thursday as we're only in the low 80s. >> thank you, doug. no matter what the skies look like, it's a somber day in orlando, florida. june 12th, known as orlando united day, in honor of the people who lost their lives in that attack one year ago today. nbc's sarah rosario was in orlando for today's tribute and memorial. >> reporter: as the sound of church bells ring, thousands reflect on the 49 killed in a massacre at pulse nightclub a year ago today. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the crime tape once wrapping the building is replaced with colorful banners, artwork, pictures, candles and more. now standing as a

and resilience. a sign near a heart captured the mantra many cling to, we will not let hate win. a city united. >> in the face of what happened at pulse, it would have been so easy to turn to anger and to hatred. but that's not what happened in our community. >> reporter: as part of their contribution, the kim bell sisters are handing out these hand-made hearts, 20,000 and counting. >> every since pulse, we've been handing these cards out. >> reporter: from these children to adults, the littlest of gestures, contributing to a massive outrage, a choice to see tragedy through the eyes of love. >> we saw love from all parts of our community. >> reporter: a legacy for a community supporting a city in its darkest hour, one heart at a time. sarah rosario, nbc news. when you think of katy perry, you probably think of her

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here at nbc4, we have been working to change minds, bring attention to mental health issues, and once again, we are reminded, these issues affect everyone. singer katy perry has always seemed upbeat, playful. but offstage has been a different case. >> she wore the mask well. for the first time we're hearing about her struggles with depression. kit hoover joins us live from "access hollywood" to talk about it. she set up a live stream so fans can watch her 24/7. but she talked about her struggle with depression. tell us about that. >> yeah, wendy and leon, this is a whole new katy perry, very open, very vulnerable. by the way, on the music side, it took just one hour for her album "witness" to shoot to the top of the album chart. day four of

as you talked about it, 41 cameras. she's a great sleeper with her dog nugget at the top. but she talked to our natalie morales, she talked about the depression, her new music, as well as that feud we all know with taylor swift. >> swish swish, what is that about? is it about a someone? >> no, it's not about someone in particular. ♪ ♪ >> sounds like it's a response to someone, taylor swift. >> i've had not just one person bully me, or one person hold me down. the fact of the matter is, listen, i said my piece, i said my truth, and i don't need to talk about it anymore. all i need to say to her is, i love her and god bless her on her journey and that's it. >> so her releasing her back catalog on streaming services the same day your album, didn't bother you? >> i don't know.

i can only control me. whatever she wants to do is what she wants to do and god bless her on her journey and i love her. >> my mom always says, you get bees with honey. i wish the niceness had been from the start. she gets emotional talking the differences between katy perry and kathryn hudson. >> i so badly want to be kathryn hudson that i don't even want to look like katy perry anymore sometimes. that's a little bit of why i cut my hair. >> i think people saw a side of katy perry they never really knew was there. i mean, they saw you break down. >> they saw kathryn hudson. i didn't break down, i opened up. and that's the difference. it's okay to be vulnerable, and it's okay to, like, feel feelings. who said it's not okay to feel feelings? and why do we have to be so perfect? >> she talks about the suicide that you brought up in the

felt guilty for feeling those thoughts, but we've all been low before. again, a whole new katy perry, much more of her interview tonight on "access hollywood." wendy and leon, what do you think of this new katy perry? >> well, i like it, because i being you can't talk enough about mental health issues. and especially she has the power of speaking to a generation that people our age maybe can't reach and i think it's brave and i think we need to constantly break this stigma, and she's doing that. so i just hope she's on a good path and she's getting the help she needs and i hope that she feels good about herself. that's the important thing. >> she does. and check in the live stream. so voyeuristic, but you can't look away. her little dog nugget sleeps right on top of her head. >> and mine sleeps right on my ches

>> i'll be with you there in spirit. >> okay, thank you. we are working for you, helping you get financially fit. what you should be doing now to start saving money for your kids. first lady melania trump and son barron are now living in the white house. we take a cser looklo tom went to washington to take on the insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks - that's what tom perriello is about.

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same, including attorney general jeff sessions. >> it's great to be here. >> reporter: who tomorrow will face a different audience, testifying publicly before the senate intelligence committee about russia. >> he's going to testify, we're aware of it. and go from there. >> reporter: sessions will face the same committee that heard testimony from former fbi director james comey, who testified last week,

left alone with the president after their now infamous and private oval office meeting. the white house unwilling to clarify the president's suggestion that that clfrtion and others were taped. >> the president made clear he would have an announcement shortly. >> reporter: today, more legal thorns in the president's side. his travel ban, once again, blocked by an appeals court. and the attorneys general of maryland and d.c. announcing a lawsuit against president trump on grounds that he's violating anti-corruption laws with his hotel chain. >> we know that foreign governments are spending money there in order to curry favor with the president of the united states. >> reporter: the rnc called the lawsuit absurd and the white house said it will move to dismiss the case. and today "the wall street journal" is reporting that the secret service does not have any tapes or transcripts of any recorded conversations inside the trump white house. but that does not rule out any recordings by someone else.

>> blayne alexander, thank you. and it's official, first lady melania trump and son barron are d.c. residents. they moved into the white house this weekend. kristen welker has more on this big transition. >> reporter: the official move to 1600 pennsylvania avenue coming four and a half months after the president took office. on twitter, the first lady posting this picture overlooking the washington monument, saying she is looking forward to the memories we'll make in our new home. #moving day. the photo appears to be taken from inside the executive residence, looking out over the truman balcony on the south lawn. the first family arrived together in washington on sunday, stepping off air force one at joint base andrews after spending the weekend at the trump national golf club in new jersey. barron is the first boy to live in the white house since 1963 when john f. kennedy jr was just three years old. he was playing with a fidget spinner when he arrived and was wearing a

expert." for months the first lady stayed at trump tower so barron could finish the school year. >> barron, thank you very much for being here. >> reporter: barron's grandparents also arrived with the family. there are reports the couple may help care for him in much the same way michelle obama's mother looked after sasha and malia when president obama was in the white house. but the couple is not expected to move full time to d.c. >> barron will attend st. andrew's in potomac this fall. no more waiting, this afternoon, we know the foo fighters will be the act that opens up d.c.'s newest music venue later this year. the anthem set to open on october 12th and the foo fighters, they're hometown heroes. founder dave groll is from springtown, virginia and played a lot at the original club. the anthem will hold up to 6,000 peoplee

running. here's a chance to express your thoughts about the express toll lanes in northern virginia. the first of several public meetings is tonight at the oakton high school from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. these toll lanes are being installed inside and outside the beltway and they're expected to be up and running inside the beltway in december. the toll lanes outside the beltway, they're scheduled to open in about four years. and news4 working for you at the capital pride festivities this weekend. we want to thank you for showing us your pride with all the photos you sent in. you can see moments from the march and the parade and the photos in the nbc washington app. this was the first year we had a double-decker. there's matt. we had a double-decker bus with a lot of the nbc4 staff and personalities and everybody on it. so it looked like it was incredible. >> everybody i talked to about it today said it was a

>> so we need to do it again next year. >> and handly lost his voice. >> which is kind of a blessing in a way. [ laughter ] the second week of bill cosby's sexual assault trial got under way with a bang. >> the defense rested quickly, did not call cosby to testify on his own behalf. and a first of its kind study that may ease parents' minds about premature babies and how they perform in school later in life. and during the commercial, keep an e

a hot one outside today, not much in the way of cloud cover either. you think the clouds, maybe give us some relief, but we're not seeing much at all. gonna be hot tomorrow as well. muggy forecast tomorrow, 77 degrees, by noon at 91, could even be warmer than that, but very muggy conditions there. hot at 5:00, 95 degrees, heat index could be approaching 100. a very hot, humid, hazy day out there for your tuesday. how much longer does the heat wave last? we have the complete forecast for you. we'll be back in just about eight minutes. new today, this is a big question for many parents. a baby born prematurely. how will they perform in school? there's a new study suggesting they can do very well. re

a million children born three months early, that's about 24 weeks into the pregnancy, and they found that two-thirds of those kids were ready for kindergarten on time. according to the northwestern university study, almost 2% of them were considered by their schools to be gifted. >> so much better than back in the day. it's okay to admit that you trick your kids into eating their vegetables, especially since a study shows adults fall for tricks too. researchers at stanford university found that we are 25% more likely to buy vegetables with creative labels. an example? how about this one. you're more likely to buy and eat a package labelled twisted citrus glazed carrots than you would be a bag of carrots with a basic description. coming up next, they faced pridson time simply for getting

now five decades later, american attitudes about mixed race marriages have changed. and yet for some, things are still the same. and are your kids financially fit? it's never too early to teach them about money. cong up next,mi tom went to washington to take on the insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks - that's what tom perriello is about. i was proud to stand with president obama because progressive causes have been my life's work. i'm tom perriello, and i'm running for governor to reduce economic inequality, raise wages, eliminate the burden of student debt and protect our climate. together we really can build a virginia that works for everyone.

ham. mr. northam would make the better governor. and virginia progressives agree. ralph northam is the only candidate who stood up to the nra after the virginia tech shooting. dr. northam led the fight to stop the republicans' transvaginal ultrasound law. ralph is a leader for education, expanding pre-k for thousands of families in virginia. ralph northam: making progress means taking on tough fights, and as governor, i won't let donald trump stand in our way. well, how much longer do we have to have a heat wave before it will break? >> two days. >> that's not bad.

thinking, this might go all the way through thursday and friday, but now we got a backdoor cold front coming down. >> i love my cold fronts. >> 83 degrees now on thursday and not the other way around. that's good news. >> thank you very much. >> didn't you had a thing for backdoor cold fronts. >> i love them. it's a lovely thing to behold. >> show you how things are shaping up out there right now. toward rockville, you can see what i'm talking about, in the distance, the haze. we do have orange air quality, that's poor air quality. what about what we're dealing with now, 92 degrees, winds out of the northwest at 10 miles an hour. lots of sunshine, not a lot of humidity today. only a few places even recording a heat index so far. on the radar, no rain to talk about, we're not going to see much rain today. how about the pool, this is where you want to be, but you gotta g

outside, hot tomorrow. 93 by 2:00, 95 by 5:00. and tomorrow will be more humid. lauryn ricketts is in national harbor. i know there's no pool, but hopefully you're staying cool somehow. >> reporter: i'm trying to stay cool, doug. we got some popsicles out here, some fans. i can see the water, unfortunately, i can't get in it right now, i'm standing next to the awakening out here at national harbor. come down and see it. we have fans, popsicles, this family who took advantage of both. and they already got the popsicles. have you been to the pool yet at all? >> yes. >> did you go to the pool today? >> no. >> do you think it's hot out here today? >> definitely. >> just wait until we get into ye july and august. are you guys out of school yet? >> yes. >> you are out of

right. so planning to get pool time, going to the beach anywhere, maybe going to the beach. >> i believe so. >> there you go. it's so interesting, because their oldest kid, who is now over there buying some souvenirs, he told me that you came to his school last -- two years ago, was it? countryside. >> countryside elementary. >> reporter: so doug, we're working for you, handing out popsicles, doing school visits. we're all over the place. i'm going to be inside the truck in a minute after i get out of here. because it's hot out here. >> ask him if he remembers the forecast i game him for two years from today would be on june 13th, would be 95 degrees. >> yeah, i'm gonna ask him and have that answer for you at 5:15. >> two years ago i -- all right, anyway, out there now, in the seven-day -- rather the ten-day forecast, that's what we d

95 degrees on your tuesday, 92 on wednesday. but then here comes the backdoor cold front, and gives us a chance of storms on wednesday before cooler numbers, 83 on thursday. 87 on friday. starts to get back up into the 90s on sunday again. heads up there. we have a chance of showers, chance of thunderstorms each day, but this is really just more of a typical summer-like pattern. so don't expect it to be all-day rain. just expect the afternoon storms from time to time over the next few days, and we could use them. >> yes, we can. an effort to get a hold of the fastest rising crime in prince george's county. >> jim handly's in the newsroom with a look at what's coming up at 5:00. >> hey, guys. saving my voice for you, rieger. there has been a dramatic rise in the number of cars broken into, in prince george's pracou. if you have been victimized, you know it's not only a nuisance. repairs to broken windows can be very costly. tracee wilkins rode along with

they're hoping to combat the crime. also a mother of two killed in a murder-suicide in northern virginia. we'll have the latest on the investigation. and this is a cool story, to help people suffering from chronic knee pain, and it doesn't involve surgery or pain drugs. we'll explain just how it works. it involves some radio frequencies. those stories, plus a good deal more when i join you in just about ten minutes. see you then. >> see you in a bit. today marks 50 years since the landmark loving versus virginia tacase. it's a love story and the legal ruling that statered laws against interracial marriage in the united states. chris lawrence is looking into how the country has changed. >> yeah, this is an instance where the numbers really do tell a story. i mean, right now, 11 million americans are married to someone of a different race or ethnic group, which breaks

people. two historical profiles, richard and mildred loving. the principle of being allowed to love who you want is being incorporated into other movements, like the fight for same-sex marriage. but the 1967 supreme court decision wasn't really about love, but a challenge to virginia's racial integrity act, and the government's desire to control reproduction and population growth amongst certain demographics. an aclu attorney who worked on the loving case, told news4, the couple in question didn't even show up to hear the high court's decision. >> we invited them and they said no, they'll just wait to hear from us. >> and reflecting on the 50th anniversary, bernard cohen told us, i never imagined the profound social effect, the numbers of interracial marriages increased

when the supreme court decided the lovings' case, only 3% of newlyweds were marrying someone of a different race. today that's about 17%. mildred loving granted a rare interview about ten years ago just before she died. and the associated press republished it today. you can hear that story in her own words. just open the nbc washington app and search loving. >> thank you, chris. we're working for you to make sure your dog stays healthy. some dogs are getting sick because there's a cleaning chemical that is used at the factory that makes raw hide chew toys. united pet group is recalling multiple brands of these raw hide chew products after reports of dogs having digestive problems. the packages have expiration dates from june 1st of 2019 through may 31st of 2020. the company says a small number of pets have en

if you like aldi for the bargains, soon more of your friends will be able to experience it. the chain plans to create about 900 new stores in the u.s. over the next five years. right now, there are about 20 in our area. it's unclear how many new stores are expected to come here. dropping pennies in the biggie bank isn't going to cut it anymore. you have to get more creative if you want your children to be financially fit. news4 is working for you with money tips for all of the stages of their lives. and you need to start as soon as those kids are born. our consumer reporter susan hogan has advice you can use even if you are not a parent. as you know, there's a lot of planning required when you start a new family. but the one thing you don't want to forget about is your finances. so here are four things you can do to set your newborn on the right path to financial success. number one, start saving for college right

grows tax deferred. >> ask family wants who want to contribute, open their own account in the child's name and get the tax benefit for it. number two, open a bank account in the child's name. transfer a small amount of money into the account each pay day, even if it's just 5 or $10. it will add up over time and can be used down the road for things like a car. number three, consider stocks. if you pick the right ones, your child could make money in the long run. but when applying for college financial aid, remember this. >> it becomes their asset and it's counted against them in the financial aid forms. number four will help the parents take advantage of dependent care accounts if they're available to you at work. free -- pretax money can be used for childcare and medical costs. coming up tomorrow, how do you

in a cashless society? >> and this morning, we asked you how much allowance you think kids should be getting? check out nbc washington's facebook page to share your input. bill cosby's

trial is ending much sooner than anyone, including the judge had expected. after calling just one witness, the defense rested this morning. nbc's jay gray has been following all of the developments of the trial and he joins us live from outside the courthouse in norristown, pennsylvania. big surprise here, jay. >> reporter: yeah, a lot of surprises here today, leon, including the fact that both sides have now finished their closing arguments. want to read to you a little bit of what the prosecution said here. they acknowledged that the primary witness may have had some inaccuracies, some flaws in her memory. they said and i'm quoting, she spent a lot more time trying to forget what happened than trying to remember what happened that night. they went on to call on cosby's deposition before this trial, saying that he, and i'm quoting again here, told you what he has done in his own words. now soon the jury begins

deliberation. >> reporter: bill cosby, accompanied for the first time by his wife camille, walks into the montgomery county courthouse for the beginning and end of his defense in his sexual assault case. in the first week of this trial, prosecutors called 12 witnesses, including two women who have accused cosby of drugging, then molesting them. today, his legal team called just one, a detective who interviewed one of those accusers, andrea constand. and after only a few minutes of testimony and cross, the defense closed its case, then began closing arguments. cosby's lead attorney pacing at times whispering, others, shouting so loud it echoed, stressing the state had not proved anything beyond a reasonable doubt. citing insistencies in constand's testimony, telling the jury, they weren't mistakes, but, quote, a stone cold lie. >> the defense counsel is experienced, he knows what resonates with the jury and he played on that effectively. >> reporter: after a

lunch, prosecutors got their turn. jay gray, nbc news, norristown, pennsylvania. news4 at 5:00 starts now. >> right now at 5:00, a deadly dispute. two people, including a mother of two girls, dead in what appears to be a domestic incident. >> her kids will never have her. she was the best. >> reporter: also tonight at 5:00, could a lawsuit filed by two area attorneys general result in the release of the president's tax returns. >> our top story, summer is here with korching temperatures. >> it's cooking out there, folks. we have tied a high and we could be breaking the record tomorrow as we settle into a long heat wave. >> doug kammerer will join us from the storm center. we set a record at reagan, right? >> yeah, 95 degrees was the high across the area

that does tie a record set in 2002 and a lot of other dates like 1986. take a look out there now, the numbers have come down just a little bit. 92 in d.c., 84 in ocean city, 93 over towards philadelphia. wouldn't you like to be in o.c. right now? 84 degrees on the boardwalk. that would be awesome! but the one big factor here, we've not seen a lot of humidity. very good news. however, that's on the increase tomorrow. tied a record today, more humid tomorrow, heat index could approach 100. storm chances increasing over the next couple days, but we don't have any big storm chances, but they are going to be increasing. and the heat wave ends. how much longer, how many more days, we'll talk about that, i'm back with you in just a couple minutes. >> we'll see you then, doug. thank you. twin girls in northern virginia will now have to grow up without their parents. the mother of the girls was killed in their vienna home in